Since food inflation made pie too expensive lets change the saying to, we all want a piece of that apple as inflation figures show the ipad2 costs as much as the ipad1

Anon

Since food inflation made pie too expensive lets change the saying to, we all want a piece of that apple as inflation figures show the ipad2 costs as much as the ipad1

Adam

Is this why I hear the music from “The Omen” every time I see a picture of Steve Jobs?

Adam

Is this why I hear the music from “The Omen” every time I see a picture of Steve Jobs?

Irish Potato Gun

not at making money

Mr Willow

The reason Apple makes so much is because the price tags on everything they make is way above the production cost of said items.

iPad: cost $500-$600; production $230

iPod nano (6th gen): cost $150; production $45.10

iPhone 4: cost $500; production $187.51

iPod shuffle: cost $100; production $37.50

Which is to say nothing of the production costs of their $1000+ MacBooks. Another reason they make so much is because their factories are in China, which, it has been reported in many places, force their ‘employees’ to sign pledges that they won’t commit suicide because of the degrading conditions.

Mr Willow

The reason Apple makes so much is because the price tags on everything they make is way above the production cost of said items.

iPad: cost $500-$600; production $230

iPod nano (6th gen): cost $150; production $45.10

iPhone 4: cost $500; production $187.51

iPod shuffle: cost $100; production $37.50

Which is to say nothing of the production costs of their $1000+ MacBooks. Another reason they make so much is because their factories are in China, which, it has been reported in many places, force their ‘employees’ to sign pledges that they won’t commit suicide because of the degrading conditions.

Anonymous

Are you factoring design costs into your production figures? Apple puts a lot of TLC into R&D compared with other companies, and I would consider it a big contributer to their high mark up. Do they still arbitrarily mark it up from there? Almost certainly. To the extent that you’re asserting? I’m not so sure.

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U.S Economy … there’s an App for that!

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U.S Economy … there’s an App for that!

jasonpaulhayes

U.S Economy … there’s an App for that!

Anonymous

Good. We know who to slaughter when we need money.

Redacted

Good. We know who to slaughter when we need money.

Curumim

Apple is good at exploiting people

Butter Knife

These numbers mean less than nothing. The finances of state and business are not the same, not even truly comparable. For starters, a business will turn a net profit, with revenues exceeding expenditures… when government does this, we consider it a problem. Indeed, one of the reasons Bush was elected was that he ran on cutting taxes to ease the budget surplus, the government was turning a profit, where tax receipts exceeded spending*.

This is why any sane person should cringe whenever politicians discuss the need for government to act more like a business. Of course no politician ever means that, no matter how loudly they assert it.

These numbers mean less than nothing. The finances of state and business are not the same, not even truly comparable. For starters, a business will turn a net profit, with revenues exceeding expenditures… when government does this, we consider it a problem. Indeed, one of the reasons Bush was elected was that he ran on cutting taxes to ease the budget surplus, the government was turning a profit, where tax receipts exceeded spending*.

This is why any sane person should cringe whenever politicians discuss the need for government to act more like a business. Of course no politician ever means that, no matter how loudly they assert it.

When companies and their leaders are making billions – the consumer is not getting the best deal – and generally neither are the employees of the company.

Same as it ever was, of course.

But now everyone knows the detail of who what when and where and just how bad.

Busy time for those interested in dismantling and redesign of this obsolete economic system – and all outdated institutional systems for that matter.

http://www.zazzle.com/fantoccini* Gort

When companies and their leaders are making billions – the consumer is not getting the best deal – and generally neither are the employees of the company.

Same as it ever was, of course.

But now everyone knows the detail of who what when and where and just how bad.

Busy time for those interested in dismantling and redesign of this obsolete economic system – and all outdated institutional systems for that matter.

mrtastycakes

Cool! Let’s nationalize ’em.

mrtastycakes

Cool! Let’s nationalize ’em.

Anonymous

Apple won’t pay it’s iTaxes.
That’s why they have more money then the gov!

mpanthera

Apple won’t pay it’s iTaxes.
That’s why they have more money then the gov!

mpanthera

Apple won’t pay it’s iTaxes.
That’s why they have more money then the gov!

Anonymous

Are you factoring design costs into your production figures? Apple puts a lot of TLC into R&D compared with other companies, and I would consider it a big contributer to their high mark up. Do they still arbitrarily mark it up from there? Almost certainly. To the extent that you’re asserting? I’m not so sure.